Chute.



No. 686,452; Patented Nov. I2, |90LV J. W.- HAYWOOD.

C H U T E (Application filed Feb. 20, 1901.)

(No Model.)

' VENTOR BY 2 Z i ATTORNEYS.

WITNESSES UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN W. HAYWOOD, OF SYRACUSE, NEWV YORK.

CHUTE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 686,452, dated November12, 1901.

Application filed February 20, 1901. Serial No. 48,058. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN W. HAYWOOD, of Syracuse, in the county ofOnondaga, in the State of New York, have invented new and usefulImprovements in Chutes, of which the following, taken in connection withthe accompanying drawings, is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to improvements in chutes, and particularly tocoal-chutes, the object being to form a chute of a single piece of sheetmetal and to reinforce the corners of said chute, particularly the outercorners, whereby the chute is strengthened and its life materiallyincreased. To this end the invention consists in the construction,combination, and arrangement of the parts of a chute, as hereinafterfully described and claimed.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective View of a chuteembodying my invention. Fig. 2 is an enlarged end view of the chute seenin Fig. 1.

Similar reference characters indicate corre sponding parts in bothviews.

A represents a chute formed of a single piece of sheet metal andconsisting of a bottom wall 1 and side walls 2, the bottom wall 1 beingof less width at one end than the other and the side walls 2 being bentat substantially right angles with the bottom wall 1 and having theirupper edges bent inwardly for forming beads 3, said beads serving tostiffen the side walls of the chute.

a and 0. represent outer and inner anglebars arranged lengthwise of thechute and preferably extending from end to end, the outer angle-ironsbeing secured to the opposite longitudinal corners or meeting edges ofthe bottom and side walls 1 and 2 and are pro vided at one end withextensions 4, having downturned extremities 5, which are adapted toengage any suitable support upon a car or vehicle for holding the chutein its operative position. The inner angle-irons a also extend from endto end of the chute and are adapted to closely fit against the innerfaces of the meeting edges of the bottom and side Walls 1 and 2 foradditionally stifiening the chute, although the inner angle-irons may bedispensed with, if desired, the essential purpose of the outerangle-irons being not only tostiffen the chute, but to form a suitablewearing-surface, which when worn and rendered useless may be readilyremoved and new ones secured in position without injuring the chute.

I am aware that chutes formed of a single piece of sheet metal have beenin use, and it is well known that those chutes soon become battered andbent and even worn through, thereby necessitating considerable expensein replacing the same. My invention is designed to prevent the wear ofthe chute and to materially stifien the same for preventing its beingbattered or bent and the downturned extremities or hooks 5 being formedintegral with the angle-irons a. It is evident that the wear of thechute incidental to its use is reduced to a minimum. The ends of theangle-irons which extend from end to end of said chute prevent thebattering of the end edges of the chute, and the hooks 5 form aparticularly strong support for the larger end of the chute.

Although I have shown outer and inner angle-irons at the corners of thechute secured by rivets or other fastening means 6, it is obvious thatthe inner angle-iron may be dispensed with and the outer angle-ironsecured directly to the bottom and side walls of the chute.

The operation of my invention is apparent from the foregoing descriptionand the accompanying drawings, and it is thought unnecessary to furtherillustrate or describe the same.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-- 1. A chute formed from a single piece ofsheet metal havingits longitudinal edges bent at substantially rightangles to its intermediate portion, in combination withreinforcingpieces lapped upon the outer faces of the meeting edges ofthe bottom and side walls, said reinforcing-pieces being extended beyondthe chute and provided with downturned extremities for the purposedescribed.

2. A chute consisting of a single piece of sheet metal having itsopposite longitudinal edges bent in substantially the same direction, incombination with inner and outer reinforcing-pieces lapped respectivelyupon the ICO inner and outer faces of the meeting edges of the bottomand side walls of the chute.

3. A chute consisting of a single piece of sheet metal having itsopposite longitudinal edges bent in substantially the same direction, incombination with inner and outer reinforcing-pieces lapped respectivelyupon the inner and outer faces of the meeting edges of the bottom andside walls of the chute, said outer reinforcing-pieces being providedwith extensions projecting beyond one end of the chute and havingdownturned flanges for the purpose described.

4:. A chute consisting of a single piece of sheet metal having itsopposite edges bent in substantially the same direction and formed withlengthwise beads or rolls in combination with reinforcing-pieces formedof substan tially the same length as the chute and secured to the outerfaces of the meeting edges of the bottom and side walls for the purposedescribed.

5. A chute consisting of a single piece of JOHN W. HAYWOOD.

Witnesses:

H. E. CHASE, MILDRED M. NOTT.

